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Car advice
Hi all, I'm looking at buying an old second had car, but I'm concerned about the engine which looks very rough and the alloy wheels which are all badly scraped. Thoughts appreciated!
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How long does a car insurance write off payment take?
Hi all, I accepted a car insurance payout for my car that was written off. I accepted the offer 4 days ago. I haven't received the money yet. How long do these things normally take? My insurance company are not answering the phone.
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Insuring 17 year old learner driver
Advice appreciated… Our 17 year old daughter is learning to drive and looking to take her out with me in my car. I’ve comprehensive insurance with QuoteMeHappy and I’m wondering what our options are. 1. Is she covered to any extent on my insurance without being a named driver on my QuoteMeHappy insurance? As they’re an…
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Insurance claim on company car insurance??
Hello, I've got a company car. The car was damaged last week when it was parked in a multi story. Some lovely person has scraped and dented the side quite considerably and failed to leave their details. Unfortunately no cctv. As this claim for the damage is all on a company car insurance policy, will this affect my…
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When do I tell the DVLA about a write off?
Hi all, My car is an insurance write off. I've agreed a payout but am waiting for the payment to go into my bank account. When do I transfer ownership via the V5c form/inform the DVLA? If the date of sale is from when payment has been received, I presume I have to wait? Thank you.
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When do I tell the DVLA about a write off?
Hi all, My car is an insurance write off. I've agreed a payout but am waiting for the payment to go into my bank account. When do I transfer ownership via the V5c form/inform the DVLA? If the date of sale is from when payment has been received, I presume I have to wait? Thank you.
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New to car leasing, some advice please.
Hi Everyone, I know nothing at all about car leasing. Was thinking about selling my car and this will then give me the money for the deposit and for the monthly payments for 4 years. Was looking at Select Car Leasing. Any input welcome as to if this is a good/bad idea and opinions on Select Car Leasing. Thanks in…
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Garmin Nuvi Satnav annoyance.
Not a regular satnav user but have been using a tomtom one which is now failing to find satellites, I'm working through updates and resets without much luck. I've also got a Garmin Nuvi 1300 which is newer but it drives me nuts. Normally I switch on the satnav, set the destination then start the car. Fine with the TomTom…
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MOT for UK registered car in Northern Ireland?
Hi, I have a car which was leased from an English company - Alphabet. It's on the original UK/GB plates and the leasing company are asking for an MOT because it is now turning 3 years old. I've tried explaining to them that MOT's in NI are not due until year 4, but nobody seems to have a clue at the lease company or the…
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Infotainment Subscription
I purchased a car and it came with an infotainment system. After just over a year I was contacted by the company to say that my “Free Trial” of this system was over and to continue to use it I would have to pay a monthly subscription. This was the first I knew about this, and indeed that the infotainment system I had was…
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Strategy for dealing with Parking Charge Notification in a slightly unusual scenario
Hi all, I've been reading through the Newbies thread which is ultra useful. Situation: We had a car through a work lease scheme and hence had no V5C as the scheme took care of all taxing, registering etc.. The address associated with the scheme was our old address it seems. We've moved house since we took out the car…
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Insurance cancellation fee
I had insurance for 1
month as a learner then passed my test, called insurance company to notify and
their premium to insure me was over the top, so I got insurance elsewhere and
cancelled my learner policy. They are saying £315 is owed even although I paid
a £344 deposit. I asked for clarification and they sent a…
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Can someone recommend me a ball joint type grease suitable for non-sealed part
This is from VW for shifter linkage: https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/g052142a2-polyurea-grease-22086.html £50 for a tube of grease. Really dont want to fork out £50 for this. Is there something similar I could use that's a lot cheaper? This seems like it might have similar characteristics:…
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Brake Backplates - Replacement Estimate
My Toyota Yaris has been making some intermittent noises recently so I asked the garage to investigate while it was being serviced recently. They have said fairly conclusively that the issue is corroded front backplates (both sides), requiring replacement. Apparently this would also involve replacing wheel bearings. They…
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Car Tax and Clean Air Zone Charges
With the increase of utility bills this year, council tax hikes, car tax increases, fuel costs and now towns and cities charging vehicles to enter, I'm surprised that the latter rule hasn't been challenged yet. According to various websites car tax or Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is paid directly into the central government…
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Mechanic Damaged my car, and lied. Refusing to fix problem. What can I do about it?
The story goes like this. I had a problem over a year ago with a broken alternator, the battery warning light came on, and the battery died on a long journey. The alternator was replaced, and the car worked fine. Recently, the battery warning light came on again, so I took it to the original garage. They looked over it,…
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Pending Claim against Named Driver
My motor insurance policy is up for renewal later this month. My spouse is a named driver. Last week in her own car she reversed out of a car parking space and damaged another unoccupied parked vehicle. We notified our insurance. There was insignificant damage to our car but the third parties car was damaged and he will be…
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Help please! AA refuses compensation by ignoring fact
Hi, AA patrol gave me wrong instructions, had caused engine damage to my car. Dealer states it is beyond economic repair as the bill will be more than 10K pounds. AA refuses providing any compensation by simply ignoring the fact of what happened but concluding all that is pre-exiting fault! It is a long story, I put it as…
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Neighbour says someone has seen me hit her car, but I know I haven't, what do I do?
Hi all So what's happened is that my neighbour came to my door the other day and said that her neighbour (elderly lady) has seen me hit her car, but this is a lie and I have no idea why she's doing this. The damage to her car is a scratch on the bumper, there's a scratch on my car as well (it was in poor condition when I…
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Car breakdown service
Anybody got any recommendations for good car breakdown service providers? Or know where I can find out more. Thanks
